President John Dramani Mahama has reassured members of Organised Labour that his government remains committed to transparency, stressing that Ghanaians will always be informed about the true state of the economy.
The assurance was given during a dialogue with labour representatives at the Jubilee House on Tuesday, March 17, as part of efforts to strengthen engagement between government and workers.
“This government has nothing to hide. What you see is what you get. We’ve come a long way from the period where you had two different economic statistics. The statistics that we give you are the true state of the economy,” President Mahama told participants.
He emphasised that the administration is prioritising openness in economic management, assuring stakeholders that they will be fully briefed on the country’s financial position before decisions are taken on resource distribution.
“Today we will show what the size of the national cake is before we all decide how we share. If we don’t let you know what the size is, you believe it is bigger than it is and your share is smaller. But if we let you know the size, then you know that the share we are getting is commensurate with what the cake is,” he explained.
The President further noted that sustainable increases in citizens’ share of national resources can only be achieved through economic growth.
“The only way to get a bigger share is to grow the cake bigger, and that is what this government is about,” he added.
The meeting forms part of the Mahama administration’s ongoing consultations with key stakeholders on economic conditions, wages, and national development priorities.
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